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.IOIIN I-IENRY FLORA, OF lTUNNEL HILL, ILLINOIS.

COMB INATION-TOOL.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, .I oHN HENRY FLORA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tunnel Hill, in the county of Johnson and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combina tion-Tool, of which the following isa specification,

This invention has for its object an improved construction of combination tool which will embody in the one appliance a large number of novel and useful adjuncts', and which will be simple and durable in construction and elicient in operation for the various uses to Which the tool may be put.

With this and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding oi the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the detailh o; construction and the means for effecting the result; reference is to be had to the following description and aohom'panying drawings, in which:

lFigure l is a perspective view of my improved combination tool. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view t Iereoi. i

Corresponiling'and like parts are referred to in the fo lowing description and indicated in all the views of the drawingL by lilhe same reference characters.

The movable jitwl-oi the improved combination tool oi this invention. is provided with a shank 2 which is formed witlij linear graduations as shown, and is provided at its extremity with a tapered projection 3 adapted to serve as a lscrew driver. It is also formed on one edge with outwardly beveled teeth 4. The head of 'thelmovable jaw l, which is formed substantially in the shape oi' a hammer head, coacts with the shank 2 as the handle oi the device when used as a hammer, and for this purpose one end oi the movable jaw I is comparatively flat and blunt to provide a striking portion, while the opposite end is formed into a claw as indicated at 6 so as to provide a convenient device'ior extracting nails and tacks. The said head is also ormed on its inner surface with a wire and spring binder 5 which is produced by a curved recess as clearly illustrated in the drawing.

The stationary jaw 7 is hollow so as to prevent the shank oi the movable jaw from sliding' therethrough, and said stationary jaw is formed with an integral rear- Ward extension 2l which constitutes one member oi. a handle, said handle extending inwardly at its ex tremity and serrated asshown to form one jaw 9 of a vise. The coacting jaw I0 oi the vise is loi-med on the inwardly extending end oi' the opposite handle meniber Il which is provided at its other extremity with a rounded or disk likehead 12 pivotally mounted upon Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 15,1907. Serial No. 352,411.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

ber ll is also formed with a toothed portion I3 adapted to coact with the notched or toothed surface 4 of the shank 2 so as to hold said shank at the required adjustments' to effect the requisite spacing oi the two jaws and secure grip of the work to be operated upon. In addition to the function of a lever grip for the shank 2, the handle member Il constitutes a wire cutter in that` it is provided in its head l2 with a preferably oblique transverse slot 14 adapted to coact with a sharpened lug I5 on the stationary jaw 7.

The pivoted handle member 1 is formed near its outer or free end Withan aperture I6, which is preferably smooth, while the handle member 8 is formed with Aa threaded aperture 17 adapted to register with the whereby it may be used as a screw drivel', and when this rod, is not in use either as ascrew driver or as an actuating rod for the vise it may be securely held to the tool Where it may not be in the way of the other operating parts by being placed in a longitudinally extending socket 2l in the outer end oi the shank 2.

Ii desired the head or movable jaw l may be provided with a transversely extending aperture 22 into which a nail or rod may be inserted, and another nail or rod hold the ordinary vise jaws J and l0 so that the tool may be used as a sighting device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A tool ofihe character described, consisting,- of a mov able jaw provided with a toothed shank, u hollow stationury jaw through which said shank is mounted to slide, Suid stationary inw being provided with u relatively stationury handley member the outer end olf which projects inwardly and is adapted 1o provide o vise jaw, a pivotcd handle member mounted 'on the stationary jaw und pro vided with a toothed portion adapted to engage said shank4 the outer ond of said pivolcd handle member extending iinvordlytowards the opposing.;` end o1' the said handle mcmber und adapted lo coact therewith to form a vise, and an actuating lrod adapted to extend through the outer ends of said handle members whereby to draw said ends together.

2, A tool ot the character described, consisting of a movlable jaw provided with :i toothed shank, a hollow stntionary jalo ihrough which the said shank is mounted to slide, said stationary jaw boing provided with u relatively stationunx handle member, u pivoted bundle member mounted on thc` stationary jaw and provided with a toothed head poliion adapted to engage said shank, thc two handle mcmbcrsbeing provided at their outer ends with registering` apertures, and u screw threaded actuating rod adapted to extend through the said apertures whereby to draw the outer ends oiV thc handle members together and grip the teeth of the pivotcd handle member against said shank.

3. A tool of the character described, consisting of a movthe Stationaryjaw 7 as shown, The said handle mem- ,i able jaw provided with a toothed shank, a stationary jaw through which said shank is mounted to move, said stationary jn, being provided with a relatively stationary handle member, a pivoted handle member mounted on the stationary jaw and provided with a toothed portion adapted to engage said shank, a detachable actuating rod adapted to extend through the outer ends of the said handle members whereby to draw the same together, one end of said actuating rod being tapered, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A tool of the character described, consisting of a mov able jaw provided with a toothed shank, a stationary jaw through which said shank is mounted to move, said stationary jaw being provided with a relatively stationary handle member, a pivoted handle member mounted ou the stationary jaw and provided with a toothed portion adapted to engage said shank, und :in netunting rod adapted to extend through the outer ends of said handle members whereby to druw the same together, the slmnk of the movable jaw being provided in its end with u socket adapted to receive said actuating rod.

In testimony whereof I ndix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HENRY FLORA. [L s.] Witnesses:

W. N. SxMMoNs, C. F. FLORA. 

